Buying the Pittsburgh Penguins

$2,164
of $750.0M goal

Recently it has come to light that Mario Lemieux is willing to sell the Pittsburgh Penguins for $750 million dollars. Well, we're gonna buy em! We are the Orange and Black Pack, a dedicated Flyers hockey blog. We figure since the Flyers already figuratively own the Penguins, their fans might as well literally own them.

Please help us purchase the worst franchise in the NHL so we can try to make it better by doing things like:- Painting the entire inside of the arena Orange and Black- Putting a giant photo of Claude Giroux on the outside of the building, facing the highway- Repainting the parking lots stripes orange, with a Flyers logo in each spot- Using colored thread to impose a beach ball in the net behind Fleury- Make a wall of fame in the concourse with photos of our top donators

Obviously, we won't end up with 750 million dollars so where does your money go?

My name is Jeromy Spencer and I'm a social media admin for the Orange and Black Pack. 100% of the money raised through this campaign will be donated to Flyers Wives charities. Once donations slow to a point where money is no longer building, we will end the campaign and split the money between our favorite Wives charities.Specifically, we are fond of:Snider Hockey: http://www.sniderhockey.comCHOP: http://www.chop.eduPAWS: http://phillypaws.org

Hey guys, we just donated the money we raised (minus gofundme and wepay fees). A photo of the receipt is now the campaign photo so you can see your money DID go to the cause! Please halt all further donations as we will no longer be checking back on this page.

Hey again supporters! I've been in contact with GoFundMe recently and been informed that the page is past the point where it can be converted into a direct to charity page. This is totally fine, cause we have a plan! Once donations stop (hopefully no time soon, these are some GREAT causes), we will end the campaign and withdraw the money. We will then donate 100% of that money to the charities that are listed in our description. Once the donation is complete I will be posting receipts of all the donations to both the GoFundMe page and Orange and Black Pack's Facebook page, that way you guys know your money was well spent! Thank you guys and gals again for the outpouring of support, you are really taking this further than we ever thought possible. Now keep those donations coming, these causes need your help!

Hey everyone! Thank you so much for all of the support so far! We really didn't expect this to gain any traction, it was all for a good laugh and to get a couple dollars for a good cause. Since it now has national attention via TSN, we've contacted Flyers Wives charities directly. Once we hear back from them, and get the logistics on their end, we'll be editing the campaign to fund directly into the charity. Thank you again and keep the donations coming!

Well given how 97% of Flygirls fans are on Welfare, you ain't got the money. And maybe you should buy them, that way you'll finally get to see what the Stanley Cup ACTUALLY looks like. ...1-9-7-5....1-9-7-5....1-9-7-5....1-9-7-5....

If you're going to donate to charities, why does it have to be about trying to purchase the Penguins? Can't you assholes in Philly actually raise money without being classless about it. Also, orange and black worn by the Flyers are easily the ugliest uniforms in the NHL, and they are worn by some of the biggest dirtbags to ever play in the NHL. The Penguins players/wives don't donate to causes in relation to hating another team. Just another reason why the Penguins are a classier organization, and Philadelphia is a shithole. Losers since 1975 (10,714 days) lmao.

This is absolutely absurd. Coming from a DIE HARD pens fan, this is a really fun way to raise money for a great cause. ITS A JOKE PEOPLE, get over yourselves. I hate the flyers as much as the next guy, but I don't want to be associated with people like this. Way to give back assholes.

Hey, can't we all just get along... we're all hockey fans and... hey...uh... well, if anything maybe that logo over there on the left will bring about some unity on both sides? Seriously though, this is a great idea and and it's for a great cause. Will be putting in a donation soon. :)

I just wanna say as a pens fan that this is quite possibly the greatest thing I have ever seen. Like it would be the best troll move ever. A for effort and A for creativity. Im glad itll be going to charity but this is sweet.

The lack of wit from some of these Pens fans comments is truly painful to read. I guess it's true when they say that living in and around the Pittsburgh area is indeed depressing, because they sound like a bunch of miserable, butthurt dickbags. Great job, Orange and Black Pack! Raising a little bit of money for charity and poking fun at the Pens at the same time is brilliant! So great that this is getting national attention from other hockey sites, too!

"Let's officially own these scumbags." If you do a little research, Pittsburgh has the biggest fan base hands down. Good luck raising money for your big purchase leaving comments like that:). Ps. They don't call Philadelphia filth-adelphia for nothing

Well given how 97% of Flygirls fans are on Welfare, you ain't got the money. And maybe you should buy them, that way you'll finally get to see what the Stanley Cup ACTUALLY looks like. ...1-9-7-5....1-9-7-5....1-9-7-5....1-9-7-5....

If you're going to donate to charities, why does it have to be about trying to purchase the Penguins? Can't you assholes in Philly actually raise money without being classless about it. Also, orange and black worn by the Flyers are easily the ugliest uniforms in the NHL, and they are worn by some of the biggest dirtbags to ever play in the NHL. The Penguins players/wives don't donate to causes in relation to hating another team. Just another reason why the Penguins are a classier organization, and Philadelphia is a shithole. Losers since 1975 (10,714 days) lmao.

This is absolutely absurd. Coming from a DIE HARD pens fan, this is a really fun way to raise money for a great cause. ITS A JOKE PEOPLE, get over yourselves. I hate the flyers as much as the next guy, but I don't want to be associated with people like this. Way to give back assholes.

Hey, can't we all just get along... we're all hockey fans and... hey...uh... well, if anything maybe that logo over there on the left will bring about some unity on both sides? Seriously though, this is a great idea and and it's for a great cause. Will be putting in a donation soon. :)

I just wanna say as a pens fan that this is quite possibly the greatest thing I have ever seen. Like it would be the best troll move ever. A for effort and A for creativity. Im glad itll be going to charity but this is sweet.

The lack of wit from some of these Pens fans comments is truly painful to read. I guess it's true when they say that living in and around the Pittsburgh area is indeed depressing, because they sound like a bunch of miserable, butthurt dickbags. Great job, Orange and Black Pack! Raising a little bit of money for charity and poking fun at the Pens at the same time is brilliant! So great that this is getting national attention from other hockey sites, too!

"Let's officially own these scumbags." If you do a little research, Pittsburgh has the biggest fan base hands down. Good luck raising money for your big purchase leaving comments like that:). Ps. They don't call Philadelphia filth-adelphia for nothing

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